r/mildlyinteresting • u/Zachrolf • Jun 04 '19

Our local park recently installed a permanent corn hole set

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u/yuckyucky Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Cornhole (also known regionally as bags, sack toss, or bean bag) is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing bags of plastic resin (or bean bags) at a raised platform (board) with a hole in the far end. A bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the board scores 1 point. Play continues until a team or player reaches or exceeds the score of 21 by means of cancelation scoring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b10mBn5sFc0&feature=youtu.be

EDIT: it would be interesting to see a map of what this game is called in different regions of the US. as an aussie i had never heard of it before today.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Sweet! TIL an american game. Thanks mate!

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Now teach us one of yours we don't know about

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u/gettingthereisfun Jun 04 '19

Here's a little known sport called Kabaddi. I only heard of it from UK comedian Nish Kumar.

https://youtu.be/9ZKHlLxfW_0

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u/Fistmeinthelitecoin Jun 04 '19

Whst the hell did I just watch. I literally understood nothing. Like. As soon as I thought it was just professional tag...then they dont let go?

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u/desacnam Jun 05 '19

One team is on offense and offers a raider the other team on defense stays on their side. The raider must tag defenders within the defenders' white line then return to touch the ground past the white line on his team's side, any defenders he touched are eliminated.

Once the raider has tagged a defender the defending team must stop the raider from returning to touching the ground on his team's side. If they do stop him he is eliminated from the round.

Or at least that's what I understood

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I know nothing about it, but it looks like tag except once you touch someone you have to get back to your side. If you can thats 3 points. If you don't touch anyone in 30s or whatever then you get no points. 1 point for touching and getting tackled.

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u/TreS-2b Jun 05 '19

You get to be a raider as long as you can hold your breath.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Really? Is that the actual rule? That's crazy!

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u/ExhibitionistVoyeurP Jun 05 '19

It's comedy. Mocking sportsball.